| Show Shaff ners world girdle telegraph we announced several months since the departure i of tal P shaffner eq esq the editor of the american telegraphic magazine for eu rope to make arrangements for the construction of a telegraph around the world ile he ha haq recently returned from hrom his tug expedition the results of which possess more than ordinary interest ire tre N we era ern awn from mr ir shaffner that hii his recent t tour ur in in eur europe p was undertaken for the purpose first of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the different modes ol 01 telegraphing and constructing iho lines in the old world secondly to negotiate with the danish government Go for the exclusive v right lit to lay a line over greenland iceland the faroe roe isles and Denmark for the term of one bunda hundred years thirdly for the acquisition of similar rights over norway sweden and russia with these and other rights which he proposed to himself to secure the success of his plan io girdia the world with the electric tele grap graph li no longer 0 appears visionary or impracticable the route youfe of his proposed line is as f follows starting from th h coast of lebrado 1 r the width odthe of the fhe sea to greenland is about five hundred miles from the point of landing the line is to extend und underground P reground around cape capp farewell to a point on the east coast of greenland favorable ahe for a submarine connection with iceland A subterranean line across to the eastern coast of that island will connect with a submarine wire running running to the faroe isle tale and thence to Nor norway waylan I anding landing ding at or in the vicinity of bergen mr shaffner informs us that the land and clima climate tc of greenland and the isles are as well anderen and even better belter adapted to orthe of the tf telegraph than those of the united states greenland abounds with mineral in wealth and he thinks the ane telegraph will tend to develop the unappreciated resources of that coun country try tTy by the route there will be no submarine section of of there more than five hundred miles and the loss lose or failure aone of one section will not destroy the theophers others in a line direct from ireland to newfoundland 1 the he failure of agny deny any part occasions a loss of the whole after landing on the coast of norway it is is intended in to ruri rulf run the line to christiana the capital of norway and from thence branches to co penti agen and stockholm the danish gov eminent has hai bound itself to furnish proper connections with the governments on the conti pent rent and great britain consequently it will not be necessary to run a cable from the llie faroe isy isles les let to the Shu land lard and to north scotland treaties with the emperor of rus sia contemplate the extension of the line from stockholm in sweden to st petersburg across or along 09 the coast of finland by the construction of bf this section america will be able to transmit intelligence direct to russia and thus establish most intimate relations between the subjects of the czar and the sovereigns of the united states leaving st petersburg mr air shaffner apropo sea torun to run his line to moscow or connect at the latter place with the imperial lines already in oen operation lendion dion thence to kazan across the ural mountains mols into asia passing through brusk Ko Xo livan livin bausk ta near lake baikal daikai jle thia is near the great tea country an in chinese whence the russian tea is I 1 i brought overland on wagons the tride trades in thi thisted this tea which is said to be the best in the world is large and the telegraph it is supposed will ivill tend to increase it materially from it is intended to run ran the line to the sea of either north to or south with the amour river and thence along alonce the coast of nf the sea bea of to lamek arld and dross across the gulf to cape uti coloka loka lova kaats bhatka and trencer along the Alu AIu etian etlan isles to 1 peninsula penin sult suh or cookes inlet in north i america from this point the line will he be run along the pacific colst boist to oregon and south to san francisco california this range ia is entirely south of the latitude of st petersburg and in fact the line can be carried around by the behring straits and be south of the arctic circle from san franc franciseo francisco 1 isco iseo mr shaffner proposes gordn to run the line along i the best route to the salt lake and thence to the western boondry of missouri where it it will intersect the existing r section of the california line built by him a few years ago sao ago J joining irbing the great lines in A america me the earth will be girdled with one continuous and unbroken flame of electric light in the ocean or submarine department deparis ent of the great work mr Shaff shaffner iier iter has associated with him mr john W brett who has been the projector and successful constructor of the vast ranges of submarine and subterranean lines of the old world the consummation of this great enter enterprise prie will he be productive of consequences which the human imagination strives vei vel in vain to realize it will enable as to communicate daily with every civilized nation on the face of the globe and many not so civilized for as its soon as possible after the completion of the main trunk branch lines wiil will be extended ex ended to japan pekin nankin canton and other cities of china we are informed by mr sham Shaf shaffner miner finer that he lip expects but little trouble in maintaining the line through russia in europe in asia or america the roads are good and well improved the climate is is most favorable for the enterprise and with he the aid of the emperor he be thinks there will be no formidable hindrance the military system Is a very perfect throughout the empire and w will ill iii constitute an ample guarantee against any troubles which telegraphic science cannot provide against in id the negotiations of mr shaffner in europe he has been singularly forti fortunate mate and his efforts haye have been crowned crooned with flattering sue cess depending upon his energy he has on suc BUC C ceedee where the most skilful diplomats might have failed ile he informs us that lie he had one gret great element of strength that was he was an american merican JS his majesty the king of denmark intimated ed to him that lie he would not have considered the proposition had bad it come from a citi zin of any other nation but he informed mr shaffner that he granted the patents under the belief that there were no obstacles in nature that could be a barrier against the genius and enterprise of li 1 is countrymen evening poat january uary ath |
